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Gene Sarazen Jun Classic

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The Gene Sarazen Jun Classic, sometimes shortened to Jun Classic, was a professional golf tournament that was held in Japan from 1977 to 1999. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1978. It was named in honour of Gene Sarazen, and played at the Jun Classic Country Club and the Rope Club in Tochigi Prefecture.

Gene Sarazen Jun Classic
Tournament information
LocationTochigi, Japan
Established1977
Course(s)Jun Classic Country Club
Par71
Length7,355 yards (6,725 m)
Tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund¥100,000,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year1999
Tournament record score
Aggregate270 Satoshi Higashi (1995)
270 Todd Hamilton (1999)
To par−18 as above
Final champion
Japan Hajime Meshiai
Location map
Jun Classic CC is located in Japan
Jun Classic CC
Jun Classic CC
Location in Japan
Jun Classic CC is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Jun Classic CC
Jun Classic CC
Location in the Tochigi Prefecture

Tournament hosts edit

Year(s) Host course Location
1977–1989, 1995–1996, 1999 Jun Classic Country Club Ogawa, Tochigi
1990–1994, 1997–1998 Rope Club Shioya, Tochigi

Winners edit

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
Gene Sarazen Jun Classic
1999   Hajime Meshiai 277 −11 Playoff   Hirofumi Miyase
1998   Todd Hamilton 270 −18 2 strokes   Craig Parry
1997   Eduardo Herrera 276 −12 1 stroke   Toshiaki Odate
1996   Masashi Ozaki (5) 197[a] −19 6 strokes   Takaaki Fukuzawa
1995   Satoshi Higashi 270 −18 1 stroke   Masashi Ozaki
1994   Carlos Franco 272 −16 2 strokes   Tsuneyuki Nakajima
1993   Toru Suzuki 276 −12 1 stroke   Tsuneyuki Nakajima
  Masashi Ozaki
1992   Chen Tze-chung 277 −11 Playoff   Masashi Ozaki
1991   Masashi Ozaki (4) 277 −11 Playoff   Ryoken Kawagishi
1990   Naomichi Ozaki 273 −11 1 stroke   Yoshinori Kaneko
1989   Tateo Ozaki 279 −9 Playoff   Naomichi Ozaki
1988   Tōru Nakamura 240[b] −12 4 strokes   Nobuo Serizawa
1987   Masashi Ozaki (3) 204[a] −12 5 strokes   Namio Takasu
1986   Masashi Ozaki (2) 279 −9 1 stroke   Masahiro Kuramoto
1985   Kazushige Kono
  Masahiro Kuramoto
  Payne Stewart		 209[a] −7 Title shared[c]
1984   Shinsaku Maeda 278 −10 1 stroke   Tateo Ozaki [1]
1983   Masashi Ozaki 288 E Playoff   Masahiro Kuramoto
1982   Teruo Sugihara 275 −13 3 strokes   Norio Suzuki [2]
1981   Nobumitsu Yuhara 284 −4 1 stroke   Takaaki Kono [3]
1980   Isao Aoki (2) 277 −11 1 stroke   Seve Ballesteros [4]
1979   Kuo Chie-Hsiung 248[b] −4 Playoff   Yasuhiro Funatogawa [5]
1978   Kesahiko Uchida 281 −7 Playoff   Katsuji Hasegawa
  Shoji Kikuchi
Gene Sarazen Golf Classic
1977   Isao Aoki 277 −15 5 strokes   Shinsaku Maeda [6]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  2. ^ a b Shortened to 63 holes due to weather.
  3. ^ Title shared after the final round was cancelled due to rain.

References edit

  1. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 240, 483–484. ISBN 0862541247.
  2. ^ "Sugihara wins Japan Jun Classic golf". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. AP. 4 October 1982. p. 6S. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Springwood Books. pp. 247, 481–482. ISBN 0862541018.
  4. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Springwood Books. pp. 188, 413–414. ISBN 0862540054.
  5. ^ "Kuo edge out Funatogawa for victory". The Straits Times. 9 October 1979. p. 24. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via National Library Board (Singapore).
  6. ^ "Japanese golf pro wins Sarazen by 5". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. AP. 3 October 1977. p. B-9. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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